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Proverbs 23:5
Wilt thou cast thine eyes vpon it, which is nothing? for riches taketh her to her wings, as an eagle, and flyeth into the heauen.
Proverbs 23:5 · Geneva Bible
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Proverbs 23:5 in other translations
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
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In context
2 And put the knife to thy throte, if thou be a man giuen to the appetite.
3 Be not desirous of his deintie meates: for it is a deceiuable meate.
4 Trauaile not too much to be rich: but cease from thy wisdome.
5 Wilt thou cast thine eyes vpon it, which is nothing? for riches taketh her to her wings, as an eagle, and flyeth into the heauen.
6 Eate thou not the bread of him that hath an euil eye, neither desire his deintie meates.
7 For as though he thought it in his heart, so will hee say vnto thee, Eate and drinke: but his heart is not with thee.
8 Thou shalt vomit thy morsels that thou hast eaten, and thou shalt lose thy sweete wordes.
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